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Meanings of smack of in English

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Usage of smack of in English
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Nowadays our celebrations smack of the Sunday-school more than of the dancing-hall.
Over the Teacups
2
She heard the smack of the kiss, but she did not move.
A Dominie in Doubt
3
Harry acknowledged the caress with a thumping smack of her bowed head.
Sisters
4
I have a smack of Hamlet myself, if I may say so.
Specimens of the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor Coleridge
5
Ne'th'less, it hath indeed somewhat the smack of a sermon, after all.
Twilight Land
6
The smack of his teeth biting together was a dull, angry sound.
Guilty Pleasures
7
Lobster will smack of pomegranate And roast beef taste like Bartlett pears.
The new yorker
8
O'Keefe with a smack of the lips pushed it in the oven.
The ginger man
9
But why did his death suddenly seem to smack of Jeannette Bowles's?
Pasta Imperfect
10
And others think the actions smack of racism and vigilante action.
Radio NZ
11
These applications of augmented reality seem cool at first but smack of novelty.
Reuters
12
Then she heard the quick smack of footfalls coming at her from behind.
In the Dark
13
Out of his cabin there was no smack of the preacher in him.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Volume 2
14
The smack of the handset hitting the receiver jolted him back to reality.
The frailty of flesh
15
The smack of Californian earth shall linger on the palate of your grandson.
The Silverado Squatters
16
First, Tory proposals have a tendency to smack of too little, too late.
The Guardian
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Smack of through the time
Smack of across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common